Fulminant viral hepatitis

Definition

Fulminant viral hepatitis is a rapid and severe impairment of liver functions (acute liver failure) with hepatic encephalopathy developing less than 8 weeks after the onset of jaundice, secondary to viral hepatitis mainly due to HBV, but also to HAV.

Disease data

Classification

Disease

ORPHA code

35063

OMIM code

ICD10 code

K72

ICD11 code

1E50.Y

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